Becky Vevea

Chicago

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Meet four high-achieving members of Chicago Public Schools Class of 2025

2 weeks ago | chalkbeat.org | Becky Vevea

Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools. Thousands of teens in Chicago Public Schools are being handed their diplomas this month before they embark on new adventures in college and the workforce. Born in 2006 or 2007, these young people don’t know a world without smartphones and social media. They experienced a pandemic during puberty.
Chicago school board OKs renewals for 21 charter schools — but some have strings attached

4 weeks ago | chalkbeat.org | Becky Vevea

Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools. The Chicago Board of Education voted to renew contracts with 21 charter schools Thursday after months of delay. Historically, the school board votes to renew charters in January. But this year, the vote was pushed back several times, leaving families and staff with uncertainty as the end of the school year approached.
Here are the first and last days of school for CPS in 2025-26

4 weeks ago | chalkbeat.org | Becky Vevea

Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools. Chicago Public Schools’ first day of classes for the 2025-26 academic year is Aug. 18 and the last day will be June 4, 2026. Those dates represent a return to a schedule more similar to previous years after officials shifted the calendar to accommodate last year’s Democratic National Convention.
Chicago Public Schools Once Again Puts 2013 Closed Schools Up for Sale

1 month ago | the74million.org | Becky Vevea

Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter The buildings have sat empty for 12 years. Several are architecturally significant with striking details and character taking up multiple city blocks. But many are in rough shape, with copper stripped from the pipes, broken windows, and graffiti covering walls. One had to be torn down after an extra-alarm fire last year.
For sale: 20 old Chicago school properties

1 month ago | hpherald.com | Becky Vevea

Editor's note: This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newslettersThe buildings have sat empty for 12 years. Several are architecturally significant with striking details and character taking up multiple city blocks. But many are in rough shape, with copper stripped from the pipes, broken windows, and graffiti covering walls. One had to be torn down after an extra-alarm fire last year.
Chicago Public Schools Puts 20 Properties Up For Sale

1 month ago | blockclubchicago.org | Becky Vevea

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newslettersCHICAGO — The buildings have sat empty for 12 years. Several are architecturally significant with striking details and character taking up multiple city blocks. But many are in rough shape, with copper stripped from the pipes, broken windows, and graffiti covering walls. One had to be torn down after an extra-alarm fire last year.
Chicago Public Schools puts 20 old properties up for sale

1 month ago | chicagobusiness.com | Becky Vevea

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools. The buildings have sat empty for 12 years. Several are architecturally significant with striking details and character taking up multiple city blocks. But many are in rough shape, with copper stripped from the pipes, broken windows, and graffiti covering walls. One had to be torn down after an extra-alarm fire last year.
Chicago Public Schools once again puts 2013 closed schools up for sale

1 month ago | chalkbeat.org | Becky Vevea

Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools. The buildings have sat empty for 12 years. Several are architecturally significant with striking details and character taking up multiple city blocks. But many are in rough shape, with copper stripped from the pipes, broken windows, and graffiti covering walls. One had to be torn down after an extra-alarm fire last year.
Trump administration launches investigation into Chicago Public Schools’ Black Student Success Plan

1 month ago | hpherald.com | Becky Vevea

Editor's note: This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newslettersThe Trump administration opened an investigation Tuesday into Chicago Public Schools, alleging race-based discrimination related to the district’s recently released Black Student Success Plan.
Some Chicago school board members question how Illinois labels school

1 month ago | chalkbeat.org | Becky Vevea

Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools. Chicago school board members learned how the Illinois State Board of Education measures and supports schools — with some questioning whether the state’s designation labels impact school reputations.